Sash-holder.



' outer or adjustable member.

UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.

isiIAM B. HARDY, oE GATEsvILLE, TEXAS, A SsIGNOR oE ONE-THIRD To GEORGE o. PYLANT, or SAME PLAGE.

sAsH-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION foriiung` part of Letters Patent No. 661,606, dated November '13, 1900.

Application led August 9, 1900. `serial No. 26,423. (N o model.)

-To all whom t may con/cern.-

Be it known that I, ISHAM B. HARDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gatesville, in the county of Coryell and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sash-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention aims to provide a sashholder of simple construction for supporting a sash at any elevation and which will secure it when closed against being opened from the outside.

v The invention also aims to provide a sashholder which can be applied to any window irrespective of the thickness of the sash-rails and to either the upper or the lower sash and to either the right or left side of the window.

A further purpose of the invention is the provision of a fastener of the character aforesaid which will present a neat appearance, operate positively, capable of controlling both the upper and the lower sash, convenient of operation, adaptedto be easily applied to any window without marring the casernent, and which can be cheaply constructed and packed in a small space.

Other objects and advantages are contemplated and will appear in the course of the subjoined description.

While the drawings illustrate the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a window, showing the application of the invention. a Fig. 2 is a detail view of the invention on a larger scale and showing it operatively applied. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section. Fig. 4 is a perspective view from the rear side of the member pivotally attached to the sash. Fig.` 5 is a detail view of the Fig. 6 is a detail view showing the convex end of the fastener forming the rocker-bearing therefor.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description andindicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The easement 1, upper sash 2, and lower sash 3 are well-known parts of a window and are shown to illustrate more clearly the ap-V plication of the invention. A straight rod 4 is attached to a jalnb of the easement, corresponds in length to about one-half the height of the window, and is located opposite the upper sash. Ornamental tips 5 are secured to the ends of the rod to give the latter a finished appearance and act as stops to hold the rod in position when engaged with the attaching means 6, the latter consisting of screw-eyes which are let into the jamb in the well-known manner of attaching fastenings of this character to parts desired to be supplied therewith, These screw-eyes 6 are spaced apart a distance, so as to engage with the inner ends of the tips or stops 5 and pre vent any vertical play of the rod 4. A stop 7 is applied to the lower end of the rod 4 and comes above the lower screw-eye, and the latter is confined between the said stop and the lowermost tip 5, thereby enabling the combined Weight of the upper and the lowersashes to be carried by both fastenings 6. The stop 7 is adjustable, and the lower end port-ion of the rod 4 is threaded for a sufficient distance to receivethe lower tip and the part' 7.

The sash-holders are of duplicate constru ction, and a detail description'of one will suf-V ce for aclear understandingof each. These holders are extensible or adjustable and are composed of telescopically-related parts. The inner part or member 8 has its longitudinal edges recurved, as shown at 9, forming guideways in which the outer part 10 is free to slide, and its inner terminal has an oifstauding ange or lug 11, which is apertured,

as shown at 12, to receive a fastening 13, by

means of which the member is attached to the stile or rail of the sash. The outer or rear face of the lug l1 is convex, forming aA screw of ordinary construction and is let into IOO the lower end of the rod and adapted to rest holder having loose connection with the said upon the lower mounting and su pport the rod, sash so as to rock, and the outer member hava tip fitted to the lower end of the rod below ing slidable connection with the inner mem;

the mounting and adapted to clamp the latter ber, substantially as set forth.

between itself and the stop, and another tip In testimony whereof I aix my signature fitted to the upper end of the rod above the in presence of two witnesses.

top mounting@ substantially as specified.

4. The combination with a sliding sash and ISHAM B' HARDY its Casement, a rod applied toa jamb of the Witnesses:

easement, and a two-part holder applied to a O. F. WELLS,

bar of the said sash, the inner member of the J. A. GILCREEST. 

